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WTNT80 EGRR 150418

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 15.10.2016

        TROPICAL STORM NICOLE     ANALYSED POSITION : 36.9N  54.4W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL152016

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 15.10.2016  36.9N  54.4W    STRONG
 12UTC 15.10.2016  38.5N  51.8W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 16.10.2016  38.4N  49.6W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 16.10.2016  38.1N  48.3W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 17.10.2016  38.6N  47.6W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 17.10.2016  39.7N  46.6W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 18.10.2016  41.6N  44.3W   INTENSE    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 18.10.2016  45.5N  40.1W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 19.10.2016  52.8N  38.0W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 19.10.2016  53.6N  35.1W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 20.10.2016  POST-TROPICAL

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  54 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 54 : 15.0N 126.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 17.10.2016  14.7N 127.9W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 18.10.2016  13.9N 128.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 18.10.2016  13.9N 129.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 19.10.2016  13.9N 131.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 19.10.2016  14.0N 133.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 20.10.2016  13.5N 134.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 20.10.2016  13.7N 135.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 21.10.2016  13.8N 136.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 108 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+108 : 24.7N  66.5W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 19.10.2016  24.7N  66.5W     WEAK
 00UTC 20.10.2016  26.2N  66.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 20.10.2016  29.3N  67.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 21.10.2016  31.7N  69.8W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY


 THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS GUIDANCE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
 RSMCS. IT REQUIRES INTERPRETATION BY TROPICAL CYCLONE SPECIALISTS
 AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A FINAL PRODUCT.

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